Property Market
Dinner’ the winner
We all do it everyday, it’s something we think about hours before we do it but forget about after we’ve done it. We do it on our laps or around the table - but what do we all call it?
Homebuyers unsatisfied with new pad
Almost a third of British homebuyers (29 per cent) are unsatisfied with their new home once they’ve moved, finding it to be more bedsit than Beckingham Palace.
New homebuyers spend £11k in first year
In the first year of owning a new home the average new UK homebuyer spends over £11,000 in “getting on the ladder”, setting up home and household running costs, according to new research by GE Money Home Lending, one of the UK’s leading specialist mortgage lenders.
Homebuyers gazumped out of over £200 million annually
English home buyers could be forking out up to £290 million annually in pointless surveys, searches and lawyers’ fees after being gazumped at the last hurdle, according to a new study from leading independent personal finance website Fool.co.uk.
Miller builds confidence in first time buyers
The recent decision to hold the base rate for the second month running has revealed a confidence in the first time buyers market, according to Spicerhaart Financial Services. House builder of the Year, Miller Homes, is keen to support this confidence with an excellent array of first time buyer offers throughout its 21 Yorkshire developments.
Housing market activity increases momentum
Activity in the housing market has begun to increase in momentum following the July slowdown, according to figures from the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA).
Dick scoops fifth quality award
Persimmon Homes site manager, Dick Buswell has had his diligence and hard work recognised by the NHBC after winning a Pride in the Job Quality Award for the fifth time. Dick’s team at Persimmon Homes’ Oxley Grange development in Milton Keynes downed tools for all the right reasons when they were joined by colleagues from Persimmon’s regional office to celebrate his win with an onsite presentation.
Stephen lands director role at Miller Homes
Stephen Ward has joined the board of Miller Homes East Midlands as land director. His main duties will see him identifying and acquiring residential land in line with company budgets and requirements, maintaining and expanding contacts, developing the company’s land team and purchasing sites on favourable terms.
Women in the property market mean business!
When it comes to property investments, women are master multi-taskers, as ambitious and switched on as their male counterparts, according to a new study.
Barratt Homes returns to roots in Barry
Barratt Homes is set to return to one of its most successful areas with the launch of a new development in Barry. Highfield Chase is a development of two and three bedroom homes in Pencoedtre, Barry, where the plans will be unwrapped this weekend (September 22).
Redrow employee is on target for success
Welsh target shooter Mark Symonds had all the ammunition he needed when he aimed for a prestigious award. Dedication to the job, commitment and a hard working team helped the 36-year-old pick up the impressive National House-Building Council ‘Pride in the Job’ Quality award.
The credit crunch – what this will mean property investors
The sub prime mortgage crisis in the US has pushed up the cost of money for lenders, leading them to raise the risk premium on mortgage rates. So even though the UK base rate was held last week, mortgage rates are still on the rise.
Help for families and first-time buyers
Housing and Planning Minister Yvette Cooper has unveiled a major £500m package of proposals to accelerate the building of the homes families and first-time buyers desperately need - ensuring both that new homes are greener and the focus is on brownfield land.
House price growth turns negative
House price growth turned negative in August as demand slowed sharply, says the latest RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) UK housing market survey.
Residents rejoice over DIY Streets decision
Residents in Manchester, Cardiff, Sheffield, Hackney and Islington will be dancing in the street following news that they have been selected to take part in a make-over project to improve their local area.